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    Governments always tend to want not really a free press but a
    managed or well-conducted one.

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Everything you read in newspapers is absolutely true, except for that rare story of which you happen to have first-hand read more

Everything you read in newspapers is absolutely true, except for that rare story of which you happen to have first-hand knowledge

by Erwin Knoll Found in: Newspapers Quotes,
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Newspapers are unable, seemingly to discriminate between a bicycle accident and the collapse of civilization

Newspapers are unable, seemingly to discriminate between a bicycle accident and the collapse of civilization

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If words were invented to conceal thought, newspapers are a great improvement of a bad invention.

If words were invented to conceal thought, newspapers are a great improvement of a bad invention.

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From the American newspapers you'd think America was populated solely by naked women and cinema stars.

From the American newspapers you'd think America was populated solely by naked women and cinema stars.

by Nancy Astor Found in: Newspapers Quotes,
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A newspaper should be the maximum of information, and the minimum of comment.

A newspaper should be the maximum of information, and the minimum of comment.

by Richard Cobden Found in: Newspapers Quotes,
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Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, read more

Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. But I should mean that every man should receive those papers and be capable

by Thomas Jefferson Found in: Newspapers Quotes,
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People everywhere confuse what they read in newspapers with news.

People everywhere confuse what they read in newspapers with news.

by A. J. Liebling Found in: Newspapers Quotes,
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Half the American population no longer reads newspapers: plainly, they are the clever half.

Half the American population no longer reads newspapers: plainly, they are the clever half.

by Gore Vidal Found in: Newspapers Quotes,
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The difference between burlesque and the newspapers is that the former never pretended to be performing a public service by read more

The difference between burlesque and the newspapers is that the former never pretended to be performing a public service by exposure.

by I. F. Stone Found in: Newspapers Quotes,
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